Garment clasp



C. B. BATTIN GARMENT CLASP Sept. 8, 1936.

Filed Sept. 2l, 1934 ///////////A II D gnou/tto@ A COQ/4 PA/W/h/A/rf Arr//vf Patented Sept. 8, 1936 UNITED; STATES PATENT OFFICE GARMENT CLASP cera Braithwaite Badin, Avenel, N. J.

Application September 21, 1934, Serial No. 744,881

3 Claims. (Cl. 24-247) tively thin materials as are evening clothes. yGar- Vment supporters and particularly hose supporters as generally constructed, do not accomplish this highly desirable result mainly for the reason that the adjusting and fastening clasps employed are of Abulky constructionV and cannot therefore, be successfully hidden beneathy clothes and gar- Vments of the afore-mentioned type.

It is the object of the present invention to improve the construction of clasps for garments and so to construct them that when worn beneath garments of the thinnest material, they will not be apparent beneath the garment.

A feaure of the present invention resides in a novel construction wherein the clasps employed are relatively thin and fiat, thereby creating no bulk. Y

Another feature of the invention resides in a novel construction whereby the clasps employed may be readily removed from and attached to the supporting member thus providing for complete removal of the clasps when it is desired to launder a garment to which the supporter may be attached.

Still another feature of the invention resides in a novel construction of garment clasp which provides for secure attachment to a garment and which, even when the garment is attached thereto is not bulky. Y

Other features ofthe invention will become apparent as the nature thereof is better understood and reference will therefore be had to the following specification and the accompanying drawing, wherein,

Figure l is a perspective View illustrating the manner of use ofthe present inventionA in connec- 'tion with a hose supporter for ladies wear,`

Figure 2 is a plan View of the garment clasp, a portionof the garter or supporting'member being shown,

Figure 3 is a longitudinal sectional view on an enlarged scale, taken substantially on the line 3-3 of Figure 2,

Figure 4 is a detail sectional view illustrating the manner in which the clasp is attached to a garment such for example as a stocking,

.has'a clip of metal designated 20.

Figure 5 is a detail fragmentary plan view of the clasp, a portion of the garter being broken away,

Figure 6 is a perspective view of the clasp with the garter removed,` Y.5 Figure 7 is a plan View of a slightly modified form of the invention, Figure 8 is a longitudinal sectional view,taken on the line 8-8 of Figure 7,

Figure 9 is a plan view of the modified form of A10 the invention illustrated in Figure 8; and,

Figure l0 is a transverse sectional view illustrating a still further modified form of the invention.

Referring to Figures 1 to 6, inclusive, of the 15 drawing, the clasp comprises a rigid frame-like Ymember l5 which is bridged by a transversely extending bar I6, the forward edge of which is provided with a series of biting teeth I'I. Extending inwardly from the ends of the rigid frame and 20 overlying a portion of the same there are two tongue-like members Il', which preferably have rounded edges I8 as shown. v v The garter is designated I9 and on one end it In attaching 25 the rigid frame member to the garter, the end of the garter provided with the clip is inserted in a slotted opening 2| formed in the rigid Vframe. The metal clip 29 will then engage the portion22 of the rigid frame and the garter material is then 30 looped over the upper rear edge of the rigid frame; as designated at 25 in Figure 3. 'I'he 'garter I9 is next threaded through the space 26 .in Figure 3 to shorten the garter or upwardly to lengthen the garter, it being understood that 45 when the portion 29 is moved upwardly it will be held out of -engagement with the teethv I'I and allowed to move into engagement with the teeth I'I after the proper adjustment has been made.

Garter attaching means is provided and this 50 means consists of a loop 39 which is pivotally attached to the frame I5 heretofore mentioned. To pivotally attach the loop 30, frame eyes 3I are provided upon the forward edge thereof and the free ends of the loop are bent at right angles to 55 the loop and received within said eyes. The loop 30 has an enlarged portion 32 between its ends, the purpose of which will be hereinafter described.

Pivotally connected to the frame I5 in eyes 33 which are between the eyes 3|, there is a rigid member 34, which is herein illustrated as formed of two strands 35 of rigid wire. This rigid member is adapted to swing through the loop 30 to either-the front or rear thereof. Carried by the rigid member 34 and adapted for movement from front to rear of the loop 3|) with said rigid member, there is a relatively thin disk-like member 36. This member has an eye 31 by which it may be slidably mounted upon the rigid member 34 and is adapted also for rotary movement about the axis of rigid member 34 in order that it may be turned on edge, or slightly tilted to pass through the enlarged portion 32 of the loop 36 as the rigid frame 34 swings from front to rear of the loop 30.

In attaching the device to the garment, the rigid member 34 together with the member 36 are swung upwardly and the garment, which is designated 40, is placed over the loop 30. With the parts in this position, the member 36 is moved downwardly into engagement with the garment, which in the present instance is shown as a stocking, slightly tilted and passed through the enlarged portion 32 of the loop 30. After it has been passed through the enlarged portion 32 of the loop 30, the member 36 is moved forwardly along the rigid member 34 until it is out of alinement with the enlarged portion 32 of the loop, whereupon the garment will be gripped between the loop and the member 36, as best illustrated in Figure 4. When it is desired to detach the clasp from the garment, it is only necessary to grasp the member 36 and move it rearwardly along the loop until it can be tilted through the loop, whereupon the garment becomes immediately detached.

In Figures 'l to 9, inclusive, I have shown the garment attaching portion of the clasp applied to an ordinary rigid frame-like buckle, as distinguished from the specially designed frame-like buckle heretofore described. In these gures the garter, which is designated 4|, is threaded through the space 42 of the frame-like buckle 43, over the bridging bar 44 and through the space 45. The bar 44 is provided with teeth 46 which bite into the garter 4| and prevent movement of the buckle along the garter.

In Figure 10, I have shown a modied form in which the buckle is formed from a single piece of material folded upon itself as at 50, to provide two parallel members 5I and 52. In this form the eyes 53 in which the loop 30 is mounted and the eyes 54 in which the rigid member 34 is to be mounted, are formed by cutting away a portion of the two members 5| and 52 at their line or point of fold. In this form of the invention, the eyes 53 and 54 are so constructed that half of each of its eyes will be at opposite sides of a center line drawn through the buckle, and the resulting garment clasp will be relatively thin and less bulky than where the eyes are formed as heretofore described.

From the foregoing it will be apparent that the present invention provides a new and improved form of garment clasp which especially lends itself for use in connection with hose supporters for wear beneath garments of relatively thin and light materials, since the garment clasp is of such relatively flat and thin construction that it forms no bulk beneath the said garments, and therefore, is not apparent when in use.

Furthermore, the relatively thin disk-like member 36 employed together with the loop 30 as described, provides an effective holding means for the garment without creating noticeable bulk when worn beneath garments of relatively thin light material.

While the invention has been herein disclosed in its preferred form it is to be understood that it is not to be limited to the specific construction shown and that it may be practiced in other forms without departing from the spirit thereof.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed as new, is:

l. A garment clasp comprising a pair of clasping members, one of said members being of button loop formation and the other of said members being of elongated construction, means for pivotally attaching said members at one end for independent movement, said elongated member being swingable through the loop, and a button slidably carried by the elongated member and rotatable about the elongated axis thereof for movement through the loop together with a portion of the garment to be clasped to selectively position the head of the button at opposite sides of the frame in cooperating clasping engagement therewith.

2. A garment clasp comprising a pair of clasping members, one of said members being of substantially U-shaped formation having a portion intermediate its ends formed into a loop, the other of said members being of substantially V-shaped formation, means for pivotally attaching said members at one end for independent movement,

said V-shaped member being swingable through the U-shaped member and a button slidably carried by the V-shaped member and rotatable about the elongated axis thereof for movement through the loop together with a portion of the garment to be clasped to selectively position the head of the button at opposite sides of the U-shaped member in cooperating clasping engagement therewith, the inclined sides of the V-shaped member normally maintaining the button in position out of alinement with the loop to prevent accidental withdrawal thereof.

3. A garment clasp comprising an outer elongated garment clasping member of button loop formation, an inner elongated member, attaching means for said members pivotally connecting the same for independent movement, said inner member being swingable through the outer member into a position at opposite sides thereof, and a button including a shank having an eye for receiving the inner member, said button being slidable on the inner member and rotatable about the elongated axis thereof and movable through the loop together with the inner member to selectively clasp a garment at either side of the outer member.

CORA BRAITHWAITE BATTIN. 

